Rainy spring has adverse affect on school sports schedules

Games from the busiest sports season are being postponed and cancelled left and right because of the rain.

Brett Poirier

HEBRON — Monday’s game was moved to Thursday and on Wednesday the RHAM baseball team was scheduled to play a game from last Friday.

Welcome to the high school spring sports season.

Games from the busiest sports season are being postponed and cancelled left and right because of the rain.

RHAM coach Paul Steiner said at least everyone was in the same boat. Boat was a clever choice of word with the amount of water on the school’s athletic fields earlier this week.

Before a game against Rockville on Saturday, the baseball team went nine days without facing an opponent.

It hasn’t been any easier on the tennis courts.

“We had a tennis match (Monday) and I know we aren’t making that up because there are (already) matches the next three days,” athletic director Mark Logan said.

All varsity sports needed to finish up regular season games by Thursday, and if a team fails to reach a minimum number of games, that could hurt its seeding in the state tournament.

So, the pressure was on this week to fit as many games into the schedule as possible.
Practice time

Meanwhile, RHAM’s spring sports teams have been splitting time indoors to practice.

“They have been very cooperative with each other as far as gym time,” Logan said.

The boys lacrosse team has been affected minimally. The team has even practiced in the rain. Coach Kyle Bowler said he didn’t mind having his team’s schedule back-loaded with games because of the weather.

“I think it’s going to help us stay in shape,” Bowler said.

They will need to be in shape to make a state tournament run. Steiner had a similar outlook.

Instead of playing scrimmages in preparation for the state tournament, the baseball team will be finishing up the regular season, fighting for a higher seed in the tourney.

“We have games that really mean something to us and that could help (in preparation),” the coach said.

Leave it to a coach to pick out a positive in what has been a hectic couple of weeks for spring sports teams.

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